Why training and development matters in self-directed support
20 Feb 2026
Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels
In this week's #GoodNewsFriday we hear some real examples of the positive impact of learning and development for personal assistants. read more
20 Feb 2026
Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels
In this week's #GoodNewsFriday we hear some real examples of the positive impact of learning and development for personal assistants. read more
Good news story
Individual employers
Learning and development
How digital technology has improved the care I draw on
03 Sep 2025
Clenton Farquharson CBE
Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE is a Husband. Dad. Former carer. Black Disabled man. Associate Director, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP). He shares how tec…read more
03 Sep 2025
Clenton Farquharson CBE
Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE is a Husband. Dad. Former carer. Black Disabled man. Associate Director, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP). He shares how tec…read more
Digital
Individual employers
Why the Individual Employer Fund matters
06 Aug 2025
Isaac Samuels
We hear from Isaac Samuels, co-chair (alongside Jacqui Darlington) of the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Individual Employer and Personal Assistant Steering Group, a…read more
06 Aug 2025
Isaac Samuels
We hear from Isaac Samuels, co-chair (alongside Jacqui Darlington) of the Âé¶¹Ô´´ Individual Employer and Personal Assistant Steering Group, a…read more
Funding
Individual employers
Recruitment is like a box of chocolates
28 May 2025
Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels
Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels, both individual employers, talk to us in this jointly produced article about their experience recruiting personal…read more
28 May 2025
Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels
Jacqui Darlington and Isaac Samuels, both individual employers, talk to us in this jointly produced article about their experience recruiting personal…read more
Recruitment
Individual employers
Creating a positive workplace culture for personal assistants
20 Jun 2023
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We spoke to individual employers (IEs) and a personal assistant (PA) about how to create a positive workplace culture for PAs. read more
We spoke to individual employers (IEs) and a personal assistant (PA) about how to create a positive workplace culture for PAs. read more
Individual employers
Leadership
Management
Culture and diversity
How delegating healthcare activities to my PAs has changed my life
24 May 2023
Rob Moriarty
Rob employs personal assistants (PAs) to support him. He tells us how having healthcare activities delegated to his PAs has made his life better. read more
Rob employs personal assistants (PAs) to support him. He tells us how having healthcare activities delegated to his PAs has made his life better. read more
Culture and diversity
Individual employers
Integration
Nursing
Policy
Learning and development